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单词 po-faced
释义
po-faced
adjective
uk
/ˌpəʊˈfeɪst/us
/ˈpoʊˌfeɪst/
UKinformaldisapproving
tooseriousanddisapproving:
一本正经的；板着脸的
Two po-faced men came toinspectthehouse.两个面容严肃的男子来检查这间房子。
Thefilmisseriousbut not po-faced.这部电影很严肃但并不呆板乏味。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
lacking humour and not meant to be funny
  • seriousShe had a serious look on her face.
  • earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
  • soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
  • sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
  • solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
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informal
A po-facedpersonhas afacewith aserious,disapproving, oremptyexpression:
面无表情的
Sheremainedpo-faced allevening,evenwhen therestof us were institchesat Bob'sjokes.她整个晚上都不苟言笑，即使在其他人因为鲍勃的笑话笑破了肚皮时也是如此。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking humour
  • be no laughing matteridiom
  • beyond
  • beyond a jokeidiom
  • earnestly
  • earnestness
  • intense
  • joke
  • lightly
  • mirthlessly
  • overearnest
  • poker-faced
  • soberly
  • solemnity
  • sombreness
  • starchy
  • turgid
  • turgidity
  • turgidly
  • ultra-serious
  • unamusing
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Not showing or feeling emotions
(Definition ofpo-facedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpo-faced

po-faced
One shouldn't be toopo-faced, however: the same could be said of most new orchestral pieces.
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I received a somewhatpo-facedreply to my inquiries.
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There is nopo-facedmoralistic view on the matter.
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At least some of us can try to do that, whereas others sit,po-facedand smug, and make irrelevant sedentary interventions.
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It should be within our wit to turn those matters to our advantage instead of sittingpo-facedin the corner complaining and waiting for the next row.
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In addition, it's stylisticallypo-faced, overly pious and almost puritanical about the subject matter.
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